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'Hill' fooled by Rouhani Twitter account

On Tuesday, the congressional news outlet 'The Hill' erroneously reported that Iranian president Hassan Rouhani was using Twitter to lobby for a meeting with President Obama.

"Iran's president lobbies over Twitter for UN meeting with Obama," the Hill's original headline read.

The tweets hat led them astray came from @drRouhani, an unconfirmed Twitter account that publishes news about the Iranian president. Rouhani's true Twitter account is @HassanRouhani.

In the tweets, @drRouhani wrote: "96% of the participants in a survey by The @Guardiannews voted Yes to #Obama-#Rouhani's meeting. #UNGA," and "@NBCnews: #Obama and #Rouhani could make history with a handshake. #UNGA"